Self Employed Counsellor Required: London

WhereToTalk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 34,020 - 41,580; Part time

Job summary

WhereToTalk is seeking a self-employed counsellor to provide structured therapeutic support in London. The role requires working two days a week from our office in Finsbury Park and contributing to the Mental Health Support after Imprisonment Abroad project.

Applicants should have experience as a self-employed practitioner, with the ability to collaborate with our resettlement team within a clear framework for referral and safeguarding. The position offers a fee of £37,800 for the project duration.

Qualifications

• Experience as a self-employed counsellor or psychotherapist.
• Ability to provide structured therapeutic support.
• Understanding of referral and safeguarding protocols.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapeutic support to people returning to the UK after imprisonment.
• Contribute clinical insight to support models.
• Collaborate with the resettlement team.

Skills

Structured therapeutic support

Clinical insight

Collaboration with resettlement teams

Job description

Self Employed Counsellor Required: London

Self-employed consultancy opportunity with an expected commitment of 2 days per week and delivered face to face from our office in Finsbury Park, London N4.

Fee: £37,800 for a commitment of two days per week over 84 weeks of this project, running from August 2026 to April 2028.

This is a self-employed consultancy arrangement and does not constitute employment. The appointed practitioner will be engaged under a contract for services and will submit invoices.

Prisoners Abroad is a small but powerful organisation supporting people through some of the most isolating and traumatic experiences imaginable. Whether someone is surviving a prison sentence overseas, returning to the UK with nothing, or a family is facing the distress of having a family member imprisoned abroad, our work has a direct and lasting impact.

This consultancy forms part of ourMental Health Support after Imprisonment Abroad project. It will help us provide specialist, short-term therapeutic support to people returning to the UK after imprisonment overseas, many of whom face complex emotional and psychological challenges linked to trauma, loss, deportation, social exclusion and the practical and emotional impact of resettlement.

About the consultancy role

We are looking for a self-employed counsellor or psychotherapist who can provide structured therapeutic support, contribute clinical insight to an emerging model of support, and work collaboratively with our resettlement team within a clear framework for referral, safeguarding, record-keeping and review. Full details of the role are available in the consultancy pack below.